I don’t listen to pop music and I don’t really care about Drake’s new album, but when I have to do a pop song for homework - I deliver. My main focus while composing the instrumental was to employ a catchy melody(using the Arabic scale) into a steady beat while leaving enough sonic space for a really compressed rapping vocal line to be under the highlights. I also made sure the song has a super spacious intro and bridge section so that the verse strikes the listener with a subtle change in sonic environments. The top line (aka vocal line) is just a suggestion; the actual lyrics would definitely be switched to something that induces sweet and sour emotions. In my Electronic and Computer Music 2 class, my classmates and teacher improvised over the instrumental of this song, which resulted in the final version of What we do.


















